Storm-apron for vehicles.



No. 718,413; PATENTED JAN; 13, 1903.

A. D. BAYLES. A

' STORM APRON FOB. VEHICLES.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 16, 1901.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALLEN n. BAYLnsor KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

STORM-APRON FO R VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 718,413, dated January13, 1903.

Application filed May 16. 1901. Serial No. 60,445, (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, ALLEN D. BAYLES, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kan sas City, in the county of Jackson and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAdjustable Storm- Aprons for Wheeled Vehicles, of which the following isa specification.

My invention relates to adjustable stormaprons for wheeledvehicles, andhas for its object the provision of a storm-apron of this classadjustable to accommodate any vehicle having a dash and of simple,strong, durable,

and cheap construction.

To this end the invention consists in certain novel and peculiarfeatures of construction and combinations'of parts, as hereinafterdescribed and claimed, and in order that it may be fully understoodreference is to be had to the accompanying drawingsfin which- Figure 1is a perspective view of the body and top of a buggy provided with astormapron embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged horizontalsection of the dash and of the elastic portion of the apron. Fig. 3 is aview on a still greater scale, showing the connection between theclamp-hooks and the spring which gives elasticity and adj ustability tothe apron.

In the said drawings, 1 designates the body of a buggy, and 2 the top,the latter having outwardly-projecting buttons 3. p

The storm-apron, as usual, consists of the front portion 4, to extendupwardly from the dash into the top, the side portions 5, and thevertical front portion 6, which embraces the outer side of the dash. Thelower end of portion 6 is gathered and formed into a tube' 7, the latteralso being an integral part of said portion, so that its length may bevaried. Secured loosely by and located within said gathered tube 7 is acontractile spring 8, preferably of steel and japanned or otherwisecoated for its better preservation, the ends of said spring beingscrewed to the threaded shanks 10 of a pair of inwardly-disposedhookclamps 9, or in lieu of said threaded connection the parts may beotherwise attached to each other. The spring'S is of such proportionthat it ordinarily holds the hook-clamps apart the proper distance forengagement with the narrowest dash and may be stretched sufficiently toaccommodate thewidest. It is essential that the hooked ends of theclamps 9 be larger than the gathered tube 7 in order that thecontraction of the spring 8 may not draw them into said tube and out ofreach. It will therefore be understood that an apron of a single size orgage is applicable to all styles of vehicles.

In practice the hooks are clamped to th end posts of the dash, as shownin Fig. 2, the opposite end of the apron being attached by means oftongues or strips 11, buttoned to buttons 3, (one only of whichappears,) the portion 4 protecting the occupants when driving in theface of the rain and the side portions when driving at an angletheretointhe usual manner. 7

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced anadjustable storm-apron for wheeled vehicles which embodies the featuresof advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of invention andwhich is susceptible of change in some particulars without departingfrom its spirit and scope.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

A storm-apron for buggies and like vehic'les, having its front portiongathered and formed into a transverse tube, a contractile spring fittingloosely in said tube, and a pair of clamp-hooks having their shankssecured to the ends of said spring and their hooked portions larger thansaid tube, the whole for use substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALLEN D. BAYLES. Witnesses:

H. O. RODGERS, G. Y. THORPE.

